---
title: 'The Legend of 1900 (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Giuseppe Tornatore'
released: '1998-10-28'
runtime_minutes: 160
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-legend-of-1900-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120731/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Legend of 1900 (1998)

1998 · 160 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · Italy


## Synopsis

The Legend of 1900 is a 1998 English-language Italian musical historical drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, and starring Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Mélanie Thierry. Based on Alessandro Baricco's monologue Novecento, the film follows a foundling aboard an ocean liner in the first years of the 20th century, who grows up to be a musical prodigy without ever setting foot on land. The score was composed by Ennio Morricone.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Giuseppe Tornatore](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-tornatore)
- **Screenplay:** [Giuseppe Tornatore](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-tornatore)
- **Producer:** [Giuseppe Tornatore](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-tornatore)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lajos Koltai](https://cinepixo.com/people/lajos-koltai)
- **Editor:** [Massimo Quaglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-quaglia)

## Cast

- [Bill Nunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-nunn) as Danny Boodman
- [Angelo Di Loreta](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-di-loreta)
- [Pierluigi Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierluigi-coppola)
- [Gabriele Lavia](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriele-lavia)
- [Anita Zagaria](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-zagaria)
- [Pruitt Taylor Vince](https://cinepixo.com/people/pruitt-taylor-vince) as Max
- [Mélanie Thierry](https://cinepixo.com/people/melanie-thierry)
- [Peter Vaughan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-vaughan)
- [Nicola Di Pinto](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicola-di-pinto)
- [Alberto Vazquez](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-vazquez)
- [Kevin McNally](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-mcnally)
- [Michael Supnick](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-supnick)
- [Sidney Cole](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-cole)
- [Tim Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-roth) as Novecento
- [Clarence Williams III](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-williams-iii) as Jelly Roll Morton

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